Tag: Niger Delta
How sea pirates killed 4 marine policemen in Rivers
Four marine police officers have been killed by suspected sea pirates in Rivers State, according to residents of the community. ...
Defence HQ warn Niger Delta militants against threatening Nigerians
The Defence headquarters on Tuesday warned militant groups in the Niger Delta to desist from threatening residents and stop all ...
Nigeria better off with Lagos than with Niger Delta – Sanusi Lamido
Emir of Kano HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said Nigeria is better off with Lagos than with the Niger Delta. ...
Air Force to deploy more personnel to Niger Delta
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Sunday revealed that the Nigeria Air Force have concluded ...
What Emir of Kano really thinks of the Niger Delta struggle for secession
We do not know the Emir to speak often about the Niger Delta/Biafran struggle for secession; both as Central Bank Governor and ...
5 suspected criminals arrested by ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its Operation Crocodile Smile troops have arrested five suspects during its ongoing field exercise ...
Niger Delta militants are confused, disorganised – NNPC
The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mohammed Garba-Deen on Wednesday said militants in the ...
The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today
This are top five news stories that drove the conversation today 1. Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria Chief executive officer of ...
Militancy: Army rolls in tanks into Niger Delta (PHOTOS)
The Nigerian Army has rolled in tanks into the Niger Delta region as it continues its operation of ridding the ...
Buhari planning genocide in Niger Delta – Avengers
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, has accused president Muhammadu Buhari of planning a “pre-determined genocide” in the Niger Delta region. ...
‘Military intervention can never be solution to Niger Delta crisis’
The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has advised the Federal Government to stop deploying troops to the Niger Delta. In a ...
Niger Delta Avengers write open letter to President Buhari (READ)
The Niger Delta Avengers on Monday wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari following comments he made about the ...
Army arrests illegal oil bunkerers in Niger Delta
Troops of the Nigerian Army 4 Brigade on Sunday in a field exercise named, “Crocodile Smile” arrested some oil bunkerers in ...
Avengers deny naming Soyinka, Kalu to negotiate with FG
The Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday denied naming Prof. Wole Soyinka, former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu ...
Simon Kolawole: Restructuring the debate on Nigeria
Why is Nigeria like this — I mean grossly underdeveloped? I’ve been asking this question all my life. And until ...
Niger Delta Avengers lists Soyinka, Kalu in its dialogue team with FG
A faction of the Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday listed Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. ...
22 ex-miltants now aircraft engineers – Amnesty Office
22 ex-militants, beneficiaries of the foreign education programme of the Presidential Amnesty Office have graduated as Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and had returned ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. FG has spent more than $40 billion in the ...
FG has spent over $40 billion in the Niger Delta – Ibe Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government has expended more than $40 ...
Just In: Isoko Union House bombed in Delta
The Secretariat of the Isoko Development Union in Oleh, Delta State on Friday was bombed by unknown persons, Premium Times ...
MEND wants you to know Buhari means well for the Niger Delta
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said President Muhammadu Buhari has the development of the ...
Opinion: How the negotiation with Niger Delta Avengers should go
by Nwokocha Noble After the election of President M. Buhari in 2015, the crisis rocking the nation has persisted even ...
The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari denies involvement in dog owner travails | Kidnappers receive N50,000 fuel as ransom| U.S accused of bias in visit to Northern leaders
From the papers- a tracklist Police nab suspected gang leader in Kwara killing- YNaija Jega says Nigerians should not be ...
Nigeria lost N51.28billion in 2015 to pipeline vandalism – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday said that Nigeria lost the sum of N51.28bn to pipeline vandalism in the ...
We have no idea if Chibok girls are in Sambisa Forest – Air Chief
The Chibok girls have been in captivity for close to 900 days and their whereabouts seems to be a mystery. ...
Stop further attacks on oil facilities – Niger Delta leaders tell militants
A negotiation team consisting of leaders and traditional rulers of the six coastal communities in Niger Delta on Friday was ...
500 ex-militants will get trained in agriculture – Amnesty office
The Presidential Amnesty Programme has said it will train 500 ex-militants from the Niger Delta region in various skills relating ...
Avengers plan to declare Niger Delta independence on…
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), has sworn that it will declare the independence of Niger Delta region on 1st ...
Nigeria’s power generation firms up at 3,000MW
Power generation has risen just above the 3,000MW mark for days due to the decisions taken at the monthly power ...
Suspects arrested by Army aren’t our members – Niger Delta Avengers
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has denied claims by the Nigerian Navy that it arrested two operatives of the separatist ...
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